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forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
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Hindering the Gospel
Paul identifies the climactic sin of his opponents: actively trying to prevent Gentiles from hearing the gospel and being saved. Commentators note this wasn't just general opposition, but a specific effort to block salvation from coming to non-Jews on equal terms. This act of hindering the salvation of others is what 'fills up their sins to the limit.'
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles. See Acts 17:5, 13. No particular instance is mentioned in the life of Paul before this, when they …
Forbidding us (κωλυοντων ημας). Explanatory participle of the idea in εναντιων. They show their hostility to Paul at every turn. R…
19th Century
Anglican
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles.—The Apostle indicates the special way in which their opposition showed itself.
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Mention of “the Jews” (v.14) furnishes Paul an occasion to digress slightly and deliver a violent criticism of this persecuting element among them.…
16th Century
Protestant
Who hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles. It is not without good reason that, as has been observed, he enters so much into detail in ex…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles, that they might be saved Speaking or preachin…
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We should receive the word of God with affections suitable to its holiness, wisdom, truth, and goodness. The words of men are frail and perishing, …
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding section, the Apostle disclosed the nature of his coming to them; here he indicates the nature of their conversion. In addressing t…
